Category: Bhagavad Gita

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 32

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswam) Challenges That We Face in Personal & Professional Life Open Doors For Spiritual and Material Development यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् | सुखिन: क्षत्रिया: पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् || 2.32|| yadṛichchhayā chopapannaṁ swarga-dvāram apāvṛitam sukhinaḥ kṣhatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛiśham|| 2.32|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 32:...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 31

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) When Mind is Focused on Swadharma There is No Confusion स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि | धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते || 2.31|| swa-dharmam api chāvekṣhya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyāddhi yuddhāch chhreyo ’nyat kṣhatriyasya na vidyate||2.31|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 31: Furthermore, you should not...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 30

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) Soul/Divine Essence is in Everyone & Everything It is Immortal & Body is Temporary देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत | तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि || 2.30|| dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi|| 2.30|| Shloka Translation BG –...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 29

Knowing About Soul/Divine Essence is a Matter of Great Fortune & Only Few Can Realize it आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्य: | आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्य: शृ्णोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित् || 2.29|| āśhcharya-vat paśhyati kaśhchid enan āśhcharya-vad vadati tathaiva chānyaḥ āśhcharya-vach chainam anyaḥ śhṛiṇoti śhrutvāpyenaṁ veda na chaiva kaśhchit|| 2.29||...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 28

(Image Courtesy Mahanidhiswami) The Nature of the Body is “Temporary” So One Should Not Grieve About it अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत | अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना || 2.28|| avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanānyeva tatra kā paridevanā|| 2.28|| Shloka Translation BG – Ch. 2- Ver. 28: O Bharata, all bodies...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 27

Explanation The nature of the human body is that it is born, and then grows, then reproduces and then starts to deteriorate and then when one day turns to ashes. It is the same for all life, because the Self (Atma) is neither a body nor a collection of...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 26

Explanation Lord Krishna explains here that Even if Arjuna doesn’t believe that the eternal essence is imperishable, it’s fine; but if he believes that the eternal essence(soul), which is present in the human body, passes through birth and death with the body, if he understands this even then there...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 25

Explanation Lord Shri Krishna says to associate yourself with the everlasting essence (soul) rather than the body, Arjuna. It cannot be slaughtered or slain since the eternal nature is eternal and imperishable. As a result, do not be sad for the warriors of the opposing army who are about...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 24

Explanation The message about immortality is being stressed once again. It is not enough to just communicate faultless information; for that knowledge to be effective, it must penetrate deeply into the student’s heart. As a result, a good teacher will frequently repeat a previous point. In the Bhagavad Gita,...

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Sankhya Yogam: Chapter 2: Verse 23

Explanation Our intellect will find it hard to understand the everlasting essence (soul) since it is abstract. This is totally natural, because the intellect cannot fully grasp the everlasting essence. However, negation can help us get near to it. Similarly, the eternal essence is expressed here by negation, implying...